State prosecutors in Munich, Germany, have charged former Bayern LB bank chief risk officer Gerhard Gribbowsky over his part in the sale of F1's commercial rights (then majority-owned by the bank) to CVC Capital Partners in 2006.

Although there was scepticism from the purists about the DRS (Drag Reduction System) rear wing and Pirelli tyres designed 'not to last,' the evidence from the first half of the season suggests that F1's fans like what they are seeing.

After Ferrari's victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the team's first win of 2011, team principal Stefano Domenicali answered questions about his team's performance, aspirations and its view on F1's exhaust blown diffuser saga.

After a weekend of political toing and froing at Silverstone, it seems that for future races we will revert to the regulations in force at the previous grand prix in Valencia. Full exhaust blown diffusers will be permitted once again but there will be no special qualifying engine maps.

With the off-throttle blown diffuser row dominating Silverstone off the track and a resurgent Ferrari on it, the last thing Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner needed was another team orders controversy, but that‚Äö√Ñ√¥s what he got.

In our final look at the FOTA Fans Forum held at McLaren's Woking base this week, and heavily attended by F1 fans, 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton and Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi made themselves available to take questions.

Lewis Hamilton, in the news recently for a number of overtaking moves that didn't end the way he intended, had a good-natured go at BBC television pundit Eddie Jordan during the latest FOTA fans forum at McLaren's Woking base.